NBD: Fernandes Precision

[therealting]

@BassassinI doubt that’s the only difference between them! Was just trying to find anything to distinguish them from the photos. 

[Lfalex v1.1]

7 hours ago, J_Bass said:

Very nice. Almost bought it a few months back, but Fernandes is the last name of my (ex) best friend, that betrayed me 2 years ago. I can't have a bass with his name on it, I would throw it out the window. 

 

 

Could've been worse.

His name could've been Smith. 😉

[Beedster]

10 hours ago, therealting said:

@BassassinI doubt that’s the only difference between them! Was just trying to find anything to distinguish them from the photos. 

There was a BO-60 for sale in Japan a while back (about three times the price I paid for this) and it didn't look anything like as well finished or substantial. Hard to say anything conclusive from photos I know, but this baby looks like a tank in photos, and looks and feels like a tank in the flesh

[Beedster]

11 hours ago, AndyTravis said:

Whoa!!! Hang fire. My catchers mitt was ready last week!

if @Bassassinsells me his Washburn I’ve been after for years...I’ll let him off...😂

Ha ha, we're all the same aren't we, if a pharma company developed a pill for GAS, this place would fold in seconds

[tauzero]

On 07/01/2020 at 18:53, merello said:

Watch Dolly Parton at Glastonbury on iPlayer or YouTube. Bass is a double P. Not sure of the make.

 

I just did a search to see if anyone had identified it and hit this thread. Just been watching and got this far:

 

Sunburst 5 string bass
Maple fretboard & neck
Chrome hardware
Stingray-looking headstock, 4+1 with a downwards point
No scratchplate (hurrah!)
P (neck) and reverse P (bridge) pickups

Controls are three in a horizontal straight line, with three in an arc below them - my guess is V/B/T (treble cut) on the top, bass/mid/treble on the bottom

 

I would guess at Sadowsky as that's their headstock shape and they do custom FSOs, generally avoiding the cheap look of scratchplates, although their controls tend to be in a J-sloping straight line.

[Bassassin]

Holy NecroThread, Batman!

 

And an opportune moment to mention that I have spent the last 5-odd years kicking myself for not buying that Fernandes P/P when I had what was undoubtedly the only chance of my life. And I bloody knew I would be... 

Edited yesterday at 00:43 by Bassassin

[tauzero]

It was a bit of a dilemma - resurrect an unrelated thread or start another one. And seeing as my build diaries thread on the BC 8" cab has been utterly and totally hijacked, I thought I'd get my own back.

[Beedster]

The bass in question

 

[Bassassin]

42 minutes ago, Beedster said:

The bass in question

 

 

Stoopidest bass-related decision I ever made, knocking that back. Bugger.

[Beedster]

13 hours ago, Bassassin said:

 

Stoopidest bass-related decision I ever made, knocking that back. Bugger.

 

The thing with so many unique basses I suspect is that it's the uniqueness that draws us. Yes, it was very very nice bass, beautifully designed and engineered, and with some lovely tonal options. But for me, doing relatively bog standard gigs in bog standard venues, pretty any precision with a decent PUP, a stable neck, and adequate bridge and tuners, does the job. I've loved playing and owning many unique basses, but i wanted them way more than I needed them, something that at last I appear to have worked out of my system